3/10 Describe the countryside in Korea.

Since rice is the staple food on the Korean dinner table, you are likely to see many rice paddies in the countryside.

* staple food: 주식

* rice paddy: 논

ex> This area used to be rice paddies when I was young.

ex> Noodles are the staple food in the country.

In the middle of rice paddies, you can often see a scarecrow or other devices that are designed to scare off sparrows.

* scarecrow: 허수아비

* scare off: 쫓아내다

There are also orchards that grow a wide range of fruits, such as apples, grapes, peaches and pears.

* orchard: 과수원

* a wide range of: 다양한 종류의

ex> My insurance provides a wide range of health benefits.

You can also see lots of greenhouses that grow fruits all year round.

* all year round: 일 년 내내 = all around the year

ex> The weather in my hometown is mild all year round.

There are also farms that raise livestock, such as cows, pigs, chickens and ducks.

* raise livestock: 가축을 기르다

ex> There used to be many farmers that raised livestock.

As for buildings, there aren't too many tall structures in the countryside.

@ I like driving through the countryside.  나는 교외로 드라이브 가는 것을 좋아해.

<HOMEWORK>

1.      The staple food for Koreans is rice.

2.      Rice paddies are everywhere in the countryside.

3.      It is warm here all year round.

4.      Raising livestock is not an easy job.